by our College Data Analytics TeamAccounting is a concentration offered under the accounting major at Western Governors University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in accounting, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,500 | $7,500 |
| Fees | $290 | $290 |
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. WGU does offer online classes in its accounting master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the WGU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 59.8% of the accounting students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 54.1%.
Around 26.9% of accounting master’s degree recipients at WGU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 28%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 17 |
| Black or African American | 23 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 2 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 188 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 14 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
